The impact of the Theology Course in Understanding Faith

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As a young star, I am still figuring out what I want to do in life, and sometimes I feel that the belief I have in religion interferes with the way I perceive things. Before attending this theology class, the belief of God as the ultimate provider was entirely indifferent as I doubted how God could come into the life of a human being and give them whatever they need. I feel like I dismissed the value of faith and perhaps that redefined my view on God since I grew up as a Catholic. The purpose of this discussion is to determine the understanding of faith in my life and the place of others and how it has changed in this course.

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From what I have learned in the course, I am becoming my own person and need to think for myself. Sometimes we pray to God asking for miracles without understanding that this is not the way God works but instead miracles are as a result come of the correct actions we make. One has a right to expect a good pay for the excellent work done as stated, "the worker deserves his wages. ”1 From this, we learn that ultimately, God gives us some skills and talents to use in making our lives better instead of us always relying on miracles from Him. It is correct to state that God is there to make us understand our destiny if we willfully determine the position of faith in our lives.

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In understanding my purpose of being here on earth, I need to determine the plan God has for me. He ordered for light, and there was light, separated day and night and it happened amongst other things. It specifically indicates that faith makes things happen by how we expect. From this, I learned that God is an assurance of both my life and a determination of a better future. The question I kept asking myself before this class, is how does one connect to God? I thought it was impossible to talk to God because it is believed that God is always there even without seeing him. As Johnson states, “Faith gives strength to endure unspeakable sorrow, courage to resist forces of dehumanization, and hope that struggles through to freedom.

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Through faith, people can call for what they need and expect to get it from God. Christians are made to believe that all their help comes from God and therefore there is a need to keep having faith in God. He talked of having faithful prayers in whatever we are praying from Him. Meaning that faith in prayer, is essential if one needs their prayers to be answered. In another Chapter, Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. However, the closeness of God to man is only through prayer and worship. Jesus said prayer is the ultimate way of asking everything from the father and by faith one will be granted their request. 8 The only way to interact with God is through prayer and worship.

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